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Friday, July 01, 2005

Dear Brian,

Please do not ever go on vacation again. I think by now enough vacations with missed momentous events have taken place for there to be a scientific correlation between your absence on WNYC and the 'changing of America as we know it.'

Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Here on the 27th floor, we have a real weakness for last names that reflect the actvities of their owners. And ever since the trial of Edgar Ray Killen, we've been wondering what other murderers give themselves away in their names.

Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Monday, June 27, 2005

Have you been wondering about those spots that went into rotation today, you know the ones where Brian admonishes you to 'be nice to the guest hosts' and introduces something called 'Democracy Wonk'? Allow us to explain:

Friday, June 24, 2005

It's Friday afternoon, and we are afflicted with a bad case of Supreme Court fever! The rumor is that a whole host of important rulings (intellectual property, the ten commandments, cable TV) will come down Monday morning...and possibly the announcement of a resignation.

Bill Kristol says O'Connor, not Rehnquist, may be the one giving notice.

The Washington Times reports today on the headhunting committee (which includes one possible headhunt-ee, Alberto Gonzalez). Slate looks at the likely nominees.

Medill School of journalism has a great summary of this season's cases.

Feedback on yesterday's Kelo decision, which made it easier for governments to take away private property through eminent domain.

Kelo interpreted the U.S. Constitution's 5th Amendment. This decision does not affect the New York State's Constitutional restrictions on the exercising of the power of eminent domain. There would have to be a change, not only in State statute but probably also in the New York State Constitution to allow purely "economic condemnation" in New York, like that which occurred in New London.
-WB

Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Subject: Bush's intentionsI'm sorry, I have as much distaste for Bush and his policies and actions as most of your left-leaning listeners, but since when is it an impeachable offense to "have in mind" to want to defeat an evil dictator, or even just anyone. Fraudulent documents or statements are certainly bad things, but come on, it is not illegal to have an agenda!
-JT

Subject: bloggersi think it is a mistake to include bloggers -- left or right -- in a discussion as sensitive as that attending the downing street memos.

unlike the london times reporter, bloggers answer to no editors but themselves and are free to "report" unchallenged whatever pleases them.
-FB

Tuesday, June 21, 2005

A different take on state funding for public broadcasting from a friend in Japan (bolding our own):

The right wing in America does not like public broadcasting because they think you are too liberal?

That's interesting! Because it's opposite to Japanese situation! In Japan, I believe the public broadcarting - NHK - is considered rather conservative and other commercial TV stations are considered generally liberal.

Monday, June 20, 2005

A perhaps-surprising amount of pro-funding cuts (or at least anti-sense-of-entitlement) calls and emails today, in response to a plan in congress to slash money for the CPB.

Some samples:

I happen to love NPR, I am a fairly new listener (since late 2004) It's what I've been searching for on the radio and never knew it was there. But funding from the government makes me not so trusting of what's being said. When republicans are buying newscasters that makes me think twice about any and everything the government is involved in.
-DL

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